Specialist

Role Overview: As a Technical Risk Advisor Specialist, you will provide operational risk expertise and guidance to support divisions at Vanguard. Your role involves offering assurance services, maintaining risk frameworks, and preventing IT-related crimes. You will be responsible for designing secure systems, performing risk assessments, and implementing security measures to protect data and ensure business continuity. Key Responsibilities: - Provide risk guidance, oversight, and assurance services to enterprise and divisional partners based on Vanguard's operational and strategic risk framework. - Offer expert level IT technical risk advice and direction for critical software, middleware, or hardware projects on multiple platforms. - Manage the efficiency and effectiveness of technical risk management within the business, setting measurable goals and examining ways to raise standards. - Lead the development, implementation, and management of short- and long-term technical risk management strategies in alignment with department goals and objectives. - Work with the business to mitigate risks, optimize process efficiency, and design effective controls using IT industry best practices. - Develop strong relationships with enterprise and divisional clients to understand their ongoing risk needs and effectively influence others. - Assess the design of existing controls, recommend improvements leveraging industry best practices, and identify opportunities for continuous quality improvement. - Focus on preventing IT-related crimes, hacking, and ensuring the safeguarding of organizational infrastructure and sensitive information. - Perform thorough risk audits and assessments, offering actionable recommendations for secure application design and infrastructure improvement. - Plan and implement security measures for system backups and disaster recovery to ensure business continuity in case of system failure or security incidents. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. - Proven experience in technical risk management, IT security, and risk assessment. - Strong knowledge of IT industry best practices, methodologies, and technologies. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and influence decision-making. - Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CRISC are preferred. (Note: No additional details about the company were provided in the job description.),